1. How does Dostoevsky achieve and sustain the suspense in his novel? Which scenes strike you as being particularly suspenseful? How does he use description to enhance the turmoil in Raskolnikov's mind? 

 Dostoevsky achieves suspense in Crime and Punishment through quick-paced thoughts and actions of the characters.He kind of what's to make us feel like Raskolnikov is going to confess, to the police, Dostoevsky makes us believe that Raskolnikov is going to confess immediately the morning after the murder. Dostoevsky creates situations in which he makes feel the reader that he they should act in a certain way, to do something that anyone will think of doing.

 3. Compare the characters of Raskolnikov, Luzhin, and Svidrigailov. How is each of these men a "villain," and to what extent are they guilty? How does each man face his guilt, and how does each suffer for it? 

 Raskolnikov because of the murder he committed, and also because of his coldness, with everyone, specially with the ones he's close to. He faces his guilt by thinking about the outcome if he confesses his murder, but always stops this thought.

 Luzhin because he only wants to marry a beautiful intelligent poor woman so that he can take care economically over her, and that because of that she will be so grateful that she'll do anything for Luzhin. He faces his guilt by giving people money so that they'll like him, but in the end nobody cares about him, only for his money.

 Svidrigailov, his only downfall is that he belie that he can own Dunya's love. but as he can't, he faces this by living in isolation and even thinking about suicide.